Just a wonder

[wondering1239]

Hey, just a question. For the last month(ish) on and off, i have had a bit of a low  grade fever (not sure if its a fever its 99.3-99.6 100.1 one time) and loose bowels.  The "fever" is on and off and the loose bowel lasts about a day at a time some times two. They arent really watery, and it only makes me go like 2 times a day...and i have no stomach pain or lack of appatite, or night sweats with the fever...any ideas?  (oh and i think maybe...i just noticed the connection like 2 days ago that the loose bowels might synch up with days after i have insomnia and dont sleep for LONG peorids of time...could that cause it?)

[boron]

Well then, you know.

[wondering1239]

i think you misunderstood lol i've had coffee like 3 times in the last year, each time i get diarrhea

[boron]

Waduay tink? :) It's diarrhea. I remembered 2r+h rule, now I always do it correctly.

If you always drink coffee, and have occasional diarrhea, you always have coffe within 24 hours before diarrhea :) Even if it is actually caused by...ice cap :)

Coffee, milk, and soda were all mentined to cause constipation or diarrhea. It is simply how you react on certain drinks or foods. It's hard to explain it scientifically. Milk can cause constipation due to high calcium content, or diarrhea in lactose intolerant people. Sugar in cola can constipate, if you don't have regular meals, on the other hand, the same sugar (or more commonly artificial sweetener) drags water from intestinal wall into intestine, thus causing diarrhea.

When something "isn't so fine any more", you know what to do.

Nothing of above said explains your on-off fever though. Stool test, explicitely asked for parasites.

[wondering1239]

Ok, can Coffee cause  Diaereah ( wow i cant spell). Cuz every time ive had it i can think of drinking coffee with in thos 24 hours. I used to drink coffee alot till a year ago, then cuz i moved in with mormons, so after like a year  of no coffee at all ive started drinking large ice caps every now and then...could that be doing it? cuz last few days, totally fine, everything normal, then like 12 hours ago, had an ice cap, and well ,they arrent so fine any more. whaddya think,

[boron]

Temperature, rising for one whole degree during the day, doesn't seems normal to me. It may be intestinal infection or inflammation. You should have a stool culture test, and probably stool fat test (fats in stool are increased in malabsorption).

[wondering1239]

It is only different when i first wake up its like 98.3f when i first wake up then for the rest of the day its 99.3-99.6

[boron]

A guy? Well, then differential diagnosis just shrinked for one item.

37 ° C could still be normal, but 99.3 °F is 37.4 °C,

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=99.3+f+in+celsius

which really sounds high for normal. Again, it is a temperature change, which is important. If temp. rises from 36.3 °C to 36.9 °C, this is elevated temperature, but constant 37°C can be normal.

[aak001]

99.3 F is 37 C which is normal temperature why are saying that its fever even a 37.5 C or 100 F in this time of the year is normal don’t forget its summer.  

[wondering1239]

im a guy lol.

[boron]

99.3 F sounds high for a normal temp; it would be normal, if you were having it permanently.

You are woman? :)

Right lower abd. pain:
- ovaries,
- appendix or
- the terminal ileum - the last part of small intestine, where Crohn's disease often causes inflammation.

First investigation is ultrasound, next is x-ray with barium enema.

Elevated white blood cells in the blood speak for inflammation in the body, even, if there are no symptoms. So - bloodwork.

[wondering1239]

Oh and i forgot to mention the last weekish ive had some random sharp pain on my right side of stomach below my belly button.

[wondering1239]

Normal light brown ish. Thing about the "Fever" is that it causes me no discomfort and i dont even notice it till i take my temp could 99.3 just be my normal temp?

[boron]

You should have some tests.

1. Blood test may show inflammation (elevated white cells) and from there it is much easier to seek for other posibilities.
2. Stool test for parasites

Low grade fever can be in atypical pneumonia, tuberculosis, gallbladder inflammation, small intestinal inflamation...

What is the stool color?